March 10, 2018
Lawmaker wants to equip school safety agents with bulletproof vests
A city lawmaker wants to equip all school safety agents with bulletproof vests after last month’s deadly mass shooting at a Florida high school. City Councilman Donovan Richards (D-Queens), head...
Why NYCFC believe its young star has such a high ceiling
Even after an impressive debut against Sporting Kansas City last week, New York City FC thinks Jesus Medina can bring even more to the team. The young Paraguayan notched his...
Hillary warns about ‘danger’ of improvising on North Korea
President Trump is bringing less than a full diplomatic arsenal to nuke talks with North Korea, Hillary Clinton says. “You can not have diplomacy without diplomats,” Clinton told a Dutch...
The Giants' free-agency work likely begins with him
On Dec. 29, the day he was introduced as the new general manager of the Giants, Dave Gettleman made one thing perfectly clear: “We’ve got to fix the O-line, let’s...
The rookie in front of Tiger Woods has nothing to lose
PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Corey Conners has no business being here, but he hardly cares. The PGA Tour rookie from Canada who’s seeking his first career victory will attempt to...
Tiger Woods finally reminding world of old-school dominance
PALM HARBOR, Fla. — In the middle of the night last Memorial Day weekend, Tiger Woods was found by Florida police slumped over the steering wheel of his Mercedes in...
Virginia shuts down UNC to snag ACC crown
Another championship is theirs, and Virginia has nothing left to prove — except everything. After opening the season unranked and picked to finish sixth in the ACC, the top-ranked Cavaliers...
What $90 million can buy the Jets in hyped free agency
A year ago, the Jets were in the midst of a roster tear-down. Now, they are ready for the rebuild. When free agency opens this week, the Jets are expected...
Clint Frazier is forgetting his cats' names, and it sounds scary
TAMPA — Clint Frazier’s recovery from the concussion he suffered last month took a “step back” on Saturday, according to the outfielder and Yankees general manager Brian Cashman, who said...
Rangers show some fight, but it still wasn't enough
SUNRISE, Fla. — The only thing on the line anymore for these Rangers is pride, and they’re managing to scrounge up enough of it to save a little face. The...
Okafor and Stauskas may not get a shot to face old team
The chance for revenge may pass by Jahlil Okafor and Nik Stauskas on Sunday. The former 76ers could be spectators once again as the Nets play host to the duo’s...
Teenager shines in debut to propel Red Bulls to MLS-opening win
The kids can play. With all but two starters sitting out for the Red Bulls’ MLS opener, coach Jesse Marsch flexed his touted depth as teenager Ben Mines’ dream debut...
'Disease X' could be the world's worst nightmare
As if Ebola, Zika and SARS aren’t enough to worry about, The World Health Organization has added a mysterious, yet-to-exist new malady to its list of nine diseases that may...
Villanova captures Big East title with the help of a lucky bounce
There was fortune and there was skill. More of the latter than the former. It was perfect symmetry. Because those have both been factors in Villanova becoming a national powerhouse...
Bannon speaks at France’s far-right political party gathering
Former Trump administration adviser Steve Bannon told members of France’s far-right political party Saturday that “the tide of history is with us, and it will compel us to victory after...
Richard Sherman is a 49er now
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Star cornerback Richard Sherman agreed to a three-year deal with the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday, one day after being released by the rival Seattle Seahawks....
One team just a step below MLB's Magnificent Seven
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Talk to a baseball executive or check the Vegas odds and it will be clear a Magnificent Seven has formed for 2018. The Indians, Nationals, Cubs and...
The mortician school cheating scandal that could ruin city funeral homes
Don’t die in the Big Apple: A cheating scandal threatens to cripple New York City funeral homes. The president of a Manhattan-based undertaking school stands accused of running a scheme...
Knicks' roster instability revealed in these numbers
Continuity, thy name is … well, anything but Knicks. In yet another season gone south, the Knicks have used 13 different starting lineups as they again plod toward the lottery....
Odell Beckham's mystery lady from video identified
The raven-haired mystery woman seen huddling in the sack with Odell Beckham Jr. appears to be an aspiring French Instagram model — who exclusively dished to The Post about allegedly...
NYCHA blames tenant for years-worth of mold damage
Taxpayer-paid city bureaucrats abandoned 83-year-old Albertha Fernandez for yet another weekend in a city-owned apartment infested with disgusting mold. “Slumlord” New York City Housing Authority workers were nowhere to be...
Footage of mysterious object above ocean stuns military personnel
Newly released video of a mysterious object streaking over the Atlantic Ocean shows the Pentagon needs to take UFOs seriously, a researcher says. The sensational two-minute clip captured by a...
Here's what to look for during the North Korea showdown
After a 70-year stalemate, the high-stakes standoff between the United States and North Korea may finally be entering its endgame. President Donald Trump’s announcement Thursday that he would upend decades...
Nunberg says Mueller's Russia probe isn't a 'witch hunt'
Probes of alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election are no “witch hunt,” and Vladimir Putin is “taking advantage” of the President Trump, former Trump campaign aide Sam Nunberg said...
Israeli pilot on hit list was beloved high school teacher
The first Israeli fighter pilot to shoot down an enemy plane in the country’s War of Independence died this week after teaching school in Miami for some 30 years under...
Yankees' big bats show Matt Harvey there is more work left
TAMPA — Matt Harvey’s resurgent spring took a detour Saturday, with the Yankees’ two marquee players providing much of the angst. Aaron Judge reached base three times against the Mets...
'Meticulous' Giancarlo Stanton breaks down what makes him great
TAMPA — Giancarlo Stanton could not be happier in his short time as a Yankee. “It’s so cool, man, such a cool experience and I haven’t even experienced it yet,’’...
The Giants are going to save money on DRC, one way or another
Not only is Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie not making a position switch, there is a real chance he will not return for a fifth season with the Giants. The veteran cornerback has...
Trump brags about upcoming meeting with Kim Jong Un
President Trump slammed the news media in a series of tweets that bragged about his potential meeting with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un. “In the first hours after hearing that...
How Eliot Spitzer's penchant for illicit sex caused his downfall
The emails began their urgent ping-pings on Lloyd Constantine’s Blackberry at 7:55 p.m. Sunday. They were from Eliot Spitzer, Constantine’s boss, who was desperately trying to set up a time...
Where are the Spitzer scandal figures now?
Ashley Dupre The ex-call girl, now 32, is a stay-at-home mom, posting sweet pictures of her three young children on Twitter. In 2013, she eloped to Paris with her construction...
I grew up in an apocalyptic sex cult, just like Rose McGowan
Dressed head to toe in black and wielding broomsticks like guns, a band of assailants in helmets burst through the doors shouting and screaming like terrorists. As instructed, 5-year-old Flor...
Teen at Bronx stabbing school sues after being 'tasered' by cops
A girl at the same Bronx school where a bullied boy allegedly fatally stabbed a classmate claims she was tackled and tasered by police officers as classmates taunted her, according...
Mets are building something with these tiny, fun locker-room moments
PORT ST. LUCIE — As one contingent of Mets conducted official work Saturday across the state, taking on the Yankees in Tampa, another subset accomplished something else — unofficial, yet...
School shooting suspect was 'lost in his mind' in jail: inmate
A jailhouse neighbor of Nikolas Cruz said the Florida school shooter spent his days pacing and staring vacantly in his cell. “He was just lost in his mind,” the inmate,...
Education panel member pushed to quit after voting against de Blasio
A member of the Panel for Educational Policy appointed by Mayor de Blasio was forced to quit last week after voting against the city’s plans to close several schools, The...
NYC's hospital system axes 35 workers in savings push
New York City’s cash-starved public hospital system wielded its scalpel again, eliminating 35 central administrative jobs to generate more than $4.5 million in savings. NYC Health and Hospitals president and...
Accused school shooter once saw himself in a blood-soaked dream
Nearly four years before Nikolas Cruz slaughtered 14 students and three faculty members in a Florida high school, he told a therapist that he saw himself in a dream —...
Help us, New Jersey Devils, you're our only hope
For the first time in 52 years and the first time ever, that is the history the Devils can prevent from happening by locking down a place in the playoffs....
Man dies in mom's arms after Brooklyn shooting
A 24-year-old man was shot outside his Brooklyn apartment early Saturday, and died in his mother’s arms as she desperately tried to save his life, according to cops and his...
Video could hurt Odell Beckham's megacontract chances: agent
That strange video that went viral featuring Odell Beckham Jr. and a bed, pizza, a woman and possibly – but certainly not definitely -- marijuana and cocaine that surfaced as...
Why the Big Apple is the place to be on St. Patrick’s Day
You don’t need luck to find an Irish watering hole in New York City. The Big Apple is overflowing with more Irish pubs per capita than any city in the...
Statue honoring trio of rare rhinos coming to NYC
Get on the horn and tell your friends: Three of the world’s rarest rhinos are coming to the East Village this week. Astor Place will become home to “The Last...
UConn fires Kevin Ollie amid NCAA investigation
UConn fired basketball coach Kevin Ollie on Saturday, with the team under NCAA investigation and the Huskies having completed their second straight losing season. The university said in a statement...
Prep school rape survivor is vindicated in the #MeToo era
One day in February 2016, Chessy Prout, then 17, picked up an issue of Vanity Fair. The magazine had published a story about her rape case, in which she claimed...
De Blasio scraps Bloomberg-era environmental mascot
Bye, bye Birdie.
Dick Vitale on paying players, working at 100 and being awesome with a capital A
Legendary NCAA basketball analyst Dick Vitale takes a timeout before March Madness kicks into gear for some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: How would you describe your broadcasting...
Trump touting GOP candidate in tight congressional race
President Trump is touting a GOP congressional candidate whose too-close-for-comfort special election race in a reliably Republican district is giving party bigwigs agita. “Heading to Moon Township, Pennsylvania, to be...
Stormy Daniels struts her stuff amid legal tussle with Trump
Stormy Daniels strutted her stuff at a Florida strip club Friday night -- shedding her clothes as well as her fears about speaking about her relationship with President Trump. Daniels...
Corporations are wildly out of touch with feminist concerns
Here are a couple things that women have been pretty vocal about asking for over the past year: stopping sexual harassment in the workplace, more female representation on company boards,...
Tiger Woods could win for the first time in five years
It was moving day at the Valspar Championship, and Tiger Woods put himself in position to win. Woods finished the third round with a 4-under-par 67, which left him tied...
Top 30 NFL free agents include several Jets, Giants targets
Who will win the 2018 offseason? Who will land this year’s version of Calais Campbell, the former Cardinals defensive lineman whom the Jaguars signed and struck gold with en route...
Giants cut one of Odell Beckham's best friends on the team
The Giants have a history of finding a punter and sticking with him for a long time. A year ago, it looked as if Brad Wing was next in line...
US military ramping back up in Afghanistan with little scrutiny
WASHINGTON — The U.S. is bolstering its military presence in Afghanistan, more than 16 years after the war started. Is anyone paying attention? Consider this: At a Senate hearing this...
How ex-Cosmos coach, MetroStars great returned to MLS
Giovanni Savarese could have been here earlier. The former New York Cosmos boss had his name tossed around before for vacant MLS coaching opportunities. He said he was close to...
The first computer programmer was an uneducated opiate addict
The early Victorian Era was hardly a time for women to be cocky about their brilliance. But Countess Ada Lovelace, daughter of Lord Byron, didn’t care. Lovelace, who wrote the...
This series uses animals to teach kids about bullying
Tracey Hecht had noticed that putting her four kids to bed was often difficult and, frankly, a bit of a nightmare. Perhaps, she thought, bedtime would go a bit easier...
Cutting welfare to illegal aliens would pay for Trump's wall
Mexico won’t have to pay for the wall, after all. US taxpayers won’t have to pick up the tab, either. The controversial barrier, rather, will cover its own cost just...
Why the Astros look a lot like the most recent Yankees dynasty
They played in three stadiums and three divisions under two different names and two different leagues. In their first 55 seasons, the Astros went a lot of places, but never...
Man dies jumping from drunk girlfriend's car on highway: cops
A Queens man was killed just days before his 31st birthday when he leapt out of a moving car after arguing with his allegedly drunken girlfriend. Arif Hoosein was in...
Trump brags about support for North Korea talks
China and Japan are cheering planned talks between the US and North Korea, President Trump crowed on Twitter. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is "very enthusiastic about talks with North...
How to cure your social media addiction
Is social media the greatest invention of the 21st century — or the newest way we’re putting ourselves and our families in danger? While the digital future promises connection that...
Genital grabbing used to be a way to say hello in Australia
Two kisses is standard in Paris, but it’s three or four in Provence, four in the Loire Valley and up to five in Corsica. Spain likes two kisses, as does...
Coffee shop refuses to serve uniformed police officers
A California coffee shop is under fire for refusing to serve uniformed law enforcement officers, claiming it’s to protect the “physical and emotional safety of our customers and ourselves.” Hasta...
These vacant eyesores are piggy banks for the global elite
Who’s coming to the 92nd and 93rd floors of 432 Park Avenue, which boasts that it’s the “tallest residential building in the world?” An “anonymous Chinese buyer” recently purchased three...
These workers scored a raise through social media
FORT ASHBY, W.Va — West Virginians never give up without a fight, especially when it comes to preserving their communities’ most important treasure: their people. Oh, they may lose the...
The 5 worst things about colleges in America
When parents and teachers urge kids to go to college, they visualize the success stories: kids who graduate on time with marketable degrees. If every student fit this profile, college...
Indigenous and environmental leaders protest Canada pipeline
VANCOUVER, British Columbia— Indigenous leaders are calling on people to raise their voices Saturday to stop a $5.7 billion pipeline expansion project that pumps oil from Canada’s tar sands to...
Bannon to speak at National Front convention in France
PARIS - Former White House strategist Steve Bannon, a champion of Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda, will address the party congress of France’s far-right National Front on Saturday, a senior...
‘Rowdy inebriate’ injures bar patron with botched backflip
ATHENS, Ga. — A drunken man’s attempted backflip in a Georgia bar ended badly. The Athens Banner-Herald cites an Athens-Clarke County police report that says a 22-year-old woman was hit...
Trump pardons Navy sailor who took illegal submarine photos
WASHINGTON — The White House announced Friday that President Donald Trump has pardoned a Navy sailor who took photos of classified areas inside a submarine and served a year in...
Myanmar probing murder after men found 'shot' in the head
YANGON - Myanmar police said on Saturday they had opened a murder investigation into the killing of two men that residents say appeared to have been shot in the head...
It’s time to label Putin the terror-promoter that he is
It’s too soon to conclude whether former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia are Moscow’s latest overseas victims. UK authorities have just begun their investigation into the...
Brian Cashman stops playing the Yankees underdog card
TAMPA — Brian Cashman has watched closely this spring and with fewer than three weeks to go before opening day, the Yankees general manager is no longer totally playing the...
Amed Rosario passes 1st return test after initially being 'scared'
LAKELAND, Fla. — Amed Rosario, playing for the first time since being pulled from a March 3 game with left knee tightness, had two at-bats as the designated hitter in...
Ryan Spooner: I don't want to relive 2017 contract nightmare
SUNRISE, Fla. — Ryan Spooner was in Toronto this past July, mentally preparing himself for one of the most uncomfortable processes in pro sports — salary arbitration. “Not a fun...
How St. John's can make next season a year to remember
Next season will be the 20th anniversary of the last time St. John’s really mattered in March, when Ron Artest, Bootsy Thornton and Erick Barkley, under the leadership of Mike...
Breaking down how Mets should deploy rotation to start season
PORT ST. LUCIE — It is the equivalent of theorizing what you’ll do if your patent for an edible steering wheel ever gets approved. You don’t bet on it happening....
What Yanks want Gleyber Torres to focus on as struggles mount
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Some talent evaluators who have watched Gleyber Torres this spring believe the right-handed hitter isn’t finishing a swing that propelled him to the top of...
Alabama's rolling and will give Kentucky all it can handle
We should have known Alabama could do this when it nearly won a game in Brooklyn with only three players. Today’s lesson — as much a reminder to myself —...
Evander Holyfield making a name for himself as a promoter
Four -time heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield figures he should be an honorary resident of Brooklyn after beating borough natives Mike Tyson and Riddick Bowe during his Hall of Fame career....
Nets dreaming of big finish now that 2 key cogs are finally healthy
The Nets finally exceeded last season’s win total Thursday in Charlotte. Yet they don’t want to top it by just a single victory, but with a slew of them. Coach...
Gunman in California vet center shooting was ex-Army rifleman
The three women had tried to heal him. But two weeks after he was kicked out of a residential PTSD program in the heart of Napa Valley, decorated former Army...
Lonzo Ball, Lakers rip trash-talking Jamal Murray
DENVER — Paul Millsap provided Denver with veteran plays to get the Nuggets a much-need win. Jamal Murray gave Lonzo Ball and the Lakers fuel for a rematch in four...
These secret Netflix codes unlock hidden show and movie categories
The recommended content on your Netflix account comes from a complicated algorithm analyzing your viewing history. And unless you are sharing your profile with your roommates, most of the content...
Cops want to talk to this well-dressed man about shooting at mob-linked eatery
Cops want to talk to this neatly-dressed man about a barrage of bullets that riddled the front of a mob-linked restaurant last month in Brooklyn. Surveillance footage released by investigators...
Jordan Montgomery named Yankees' No. 5 starter
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Based on Jordan Montgomery’s solid rookie season last year, the lefty opened spring training as the heavy favorite to remain the Yankees’ fifth starter. On...
Turnbull says US set to grant Australia tariff exemption
SYDNEY — The U.S. appeared set to grant Australia an exemption from its new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports following discussions between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Malcolm...
The time is right to buy low on struggling fantasy shortstop
Imagine going to the finest, priciest restaurant you can find. The tablecloths are as white as snow, the silverware is polished so well you could use a spoon as a...
Tillerson cancels day's events in Africa due to illness
NAIROBI, Kenya — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has canceled a day of events in Kenya due to illness. "The Secretary is not feeling well after a long couple...
Of course Grayson Allen gave Duke-UNC a blood-feud moment
It still seems a bit odd: North Carolina and Duke playing an ACC Tournament game in Brooklyn. The concrete jungle looks nothing like Tobacco Row, and navigating the snow and...
Providence saw 'fear in their eyes' and knew it was over
Out of nowhere, the Providence Friars were starring in a real-life “Hoosiers” being filmed at Madison Sqaure Garden. Virtually all of them suddenly taking turns being Jimmy Chitwood, and a...
Tim Hardaway Jr. can't escape being butt of Bucks' T-shirt joke
MILWAUKEE — Tim Hardaway Jr. didn’t appreciate being the butt of a T-shirt joke. While Hardaway leads the Knicks in taking charges, he was physically unable to take one Feb....
State rep claims fellow lawmaker pulled gun, threatened to kill her
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Pennsylvania state lawmaker who says a fellow lawmaker pulled a gun on her and threatened to kill her has gotten a restraining order against him. State...
Judge charged with transporting, paying prostitutes
MONROE, Mich. — A Michigan judge is facing charges after allegedly paying for prostitutes. Monroe County District Judge Jarod Calkins was arraigned Friday following a State Police investigation uncovered evidence...
Speculation swirls over Trump-Kim meeting site
WASHINGTON — Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev chose Reykjavik, Iceland. Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Josef Stalin huddled at Yalta. Dwight Eisenhower and Soviet leader Nikita Khruschev will always have...
North Carolina captures trilogy game over rival Duke
In the past month, Duke finally became the juggernaut everyone expected to see all season. In switching to a zone defense, Mike Krzyzewski closed the holes that could keep him...
Villanova looking like the best team in the country again
Those late-season issues are a distant memory now — as if the three losses in eight games to close the regular season didn’t happen. Villanova looks like the best team...